Acting
Tom Jones
1940-06-07 · Trefforest, Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
Tom Jones (born Thomas John Woodward, in Trefforest, Pontypridd in Glamorgan, Wales) is a Welsh singer and actor. Sir Thomas John Woodward OBE, known professionally as Tom Jones, began his career began with a string of top-ten hits in the mid-1960s. He has toured regularly, with appearances in Las Vegas. Jones's voice has been described by Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic as a "full-throated, robust baritone". His performing range has included pop, R&B, show tunes, country, dance, soul and gospel. In 2008, the New York Times called Jones a musical "shape shifter", who could "slide from soulful rasp to pop croon, with a voice as husky as it was pretty". Jones has sold over 100 million records, with 36 Top 40 hits in the UK and 19 in the US, including "It's Not Unusual", "What's New Pussycat", the theme song for the 1965 James Bond film Thunderball, "Green, Green Grass of Home", "Delilah", "She's a Lady", "Kiss" and "Sex Bomb". Jones made his acting debut playing the lead role in the 1979 television film Pleasure Cove. He played himself in Tim Burton's 1996 film Mars Attacks!. In 1970, he received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy nomination for hosting the television series This Is Tom Jones. In 2012, he played a role in an episode of Playhouse Presents. Jones received a Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1966, an MTV Video Music Award in 1989, as well as two Brit Awards: Best British Male in 2000 and the Outstanding Contribution to Music award in 2003. Jones was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1998 and knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to music in 2005. Jones experienced a resurgence in notability in the 2010s due to his coaching role on the television talent show The Voice UK from 2012 (with the exception of 2016).
Known for
The Simpsons
The Emperor's New Groove
Mars Attacks!
Thunderball
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Top Gear
The Graham Norton Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
What's New Pussycat?
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Duck Dodgers
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
I Am Ali
The Oscars
Movie credits · 85
Queen Elizabeth II: Her Story, Our Century
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
Prince and His Songs at the BBC
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short
The Coronation Concert
Little Richard: I Am Everything
Lewis Capaldi: How I'm Feeling Now
The Sound of 007
Stereophonics Live in Cardiff: We'll Keep a Welcome
Isle of Wight Festival 2021
St David's Day at the BBC
Die Helene Fischer Show - Meine schönsten Momente
Tom Jones at 80
20 Years of the Black Eyed Peas
Happy Hour with Olly Murs
The Queen's Birthday Party
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
Tom Jones and Beverley Knight’s Gospel Christmas
Tom Jones: Live on Soundstage
Die Helene Fischer Show 2016
Tom Jones's 1950s: The Decade That Made Me
Later ... With Jools Holland : Hootenanny
Michael McIntyre's Big Christmas Show
... Sings Dylan II
I Am Ali
Under Milk Wood
Welcome to Rockwell - A Night of Legendary Collaborations
The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
Jools Holland: My Life in Music
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
Tom Jones: In His Prime
A Concert for Heroes
Tom Jones at the BBC
Tom Jones - BBC Sessions - LSO St Lukes
Tom Jones - Avo Session Basel (2009-11-09)
Elvis | Viva Las Vegas
Tom Jones Love Songs
Concert for Diana
Jerry Lee Lewis: Last Man Standing, Live
TV credits · 77
Tim Burton: Life in the Line
Dinner With Gavin Rossdale
In My Own Words
Johnson and Knopfler's Music Legends
TV Story Superstar
Lo Siguiente
Documentary Now!
VOX Dokumentation
Zauberhafte Weihnacht im Land der "Stillen Nacht"
Cachitos de hierro y cromo
Playhouse Presents
The Voice UK
Pini
The Rob Brydon Show
Live from Studio Five
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Let's Dance for Comic Relief
Skavlan
The Graham Norton Show
The Friday Night Project
The Paul O'Grady Show
Parkinson
Strictly Come Dancing
Duck Dodgers
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Top Gear
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Star Academy
Vivement dimanche
VH1 Divas
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
Parkinson
Leute heute
TFI Friday
The Frank Skinner Show
MTV Europe Music Awards
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Viva Cabaret
GMTV
Later... with Jools Holland
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